This patch fixes a memory leak by running free(response) in case auth_cram_md5 fails. Signed-off-by: Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@xxxxxxxx> --- imap-send.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/imap-send.c b/imap-send.c index c07ff98c3a..d0c7bac030 100644 --- a/imap-send.c +++ b/imap-send.c @@ -1046,8 +1046,10 @@ static int auth_cram_md5(struct imap_store *ctx, const char *prompt) response = cram(prompt, ctx->cfg->user, ctx->cfg->pass); ret = socket_write(&ctx->imap->buf.sock, response, strlen(response)); - if (ret != strlen(response)) + if (ret != strlen(response)) { + free(response); return error("IMAP error: sending response failed"); + } free(response); -- 2.49.0.639.ge2dd5d9d81